Bronson Kaufusi
No. 92 Baltimore Ravens | |
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Position: | Defensive end |
Personal information | |
Place of birth: | Provo, Utah |
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Timpview |
College: | BYU |
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 70 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
Bronson Kaufusi is an American football defensive end. He played college football at BYU. On April 29, 2016, Kaufusi was drafted 70th overall in the 3rd round of the 2016 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens.
Early years
Kaufusi attended Timpview High School in Provo, Utah. He had 70 tackles and 9.5 sacks as junior and 19 tackles and two sacks his senior year before suffering an injury. Kaufusi was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked committed to the Brigham Young University (BYU) to play college football.[1]
College career
After spending two years on his Mormon mission in Auckland, New Zealand, Kaufusi played for the first time at BYU in 2012. He played in all 13 games and had 23 tackles and 4.5 sacks.[2] After the season he played in 20 games for BYU's basketball team.[3][4] As a sophomore in 2013, he had 41 tackles, four sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown. After spending his first two years as a defensive lineman, Kaufusi moved to linebacker his junior year.[5][6] He finished the season 48 tackles and seven sacks.[7] He moved back to defensive end his senior year and recorded 64 tackles and 11 sacks.[8]
Professional career
Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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6 ft 6 in | 285 lb | 34 1⁄2 in | 9 3⁄4 in | 4.87 s | 4.25 s | 7.03 s | 30 in | 11 ft 1 in | 25 reps | ||||||||||
All values from NFL Combine,[9] |
Personal
His father, Steve Kaufusi, is the defensive line coach for BYU and his brother, Corbin, plays basketball at BYU.[10][11] His wife, Hilary, also attended BYU and played on their soccer team.
References
- ↑ Rivals.com
- ↑ BYU's Bronson Kaufusi caps impressive, busy freshman season
- ↑ BYU football standout Bronson Kaufusi turns attention to Cougar basketball
- ↑ BYU's Bronson Kaufusi going from football to basketball
- ↑ BYU football: Bronson Kaufusi excited about switching from defensive end to outside linebacker
- ↑ BYU football: "Skinny Bronson" Kaufusi looking natural at linebacker
- ↑ Is BYU's Bronson Kaufusi a linebacker, a D-lineman, or both?
- ↑ BYU football: Bronson Kaufusi all smiles about return to defensive end
- ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Bronson Kaufusi". National Football League.
- ↑ Kaufusis keeping it all in the BYU sports family — and cherishing their time together
- ↑ BYU football: Kaufusi enjoys coaching one son, watching the other
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